5. To speculate: other public places wouldn't work so well. Restaurants would eat into a clergy-person's limited finances.
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@HeerJeet One of modern society's few ubiquitous "third places." Quite a bit of scholarship on this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place … -
@theturner@HeerJeet Herbert Gold had a good book on coffee houses and bohemia about 20 years back. http://www.amazon.com/Bohemia-Where-Angst-Strong-Coffee/dp/0975366246 … - Show replies
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@HeerJeet The similarity/contrast between the social function of the coffee house and the social function of the bar/pub is very interestingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet One of the few indoor spaces you don't need to spend too much $$ to connect with others.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet recommend a gateway text to appreciation of religious thought for a confirmed atheist? -
@johnsonpenelope I think Huston Smith's The World's Religions is a good, fair minded introductory book. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet Religious stuff? How insulting and arrogant. I do not condone religious nonsense but neither do I condone superficial judgements.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I can go for a coffee with my neighbour buddy (Tim’s, not Starbucks mind you) & it’s public enough that no one’s going to cry
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